FIFA Reformists Halt Plan To Derail Corruption Investigation

FIFA's self acclaimed transparent reform process headed by New York lawyer Michael Garcia came within hours of being sabotaged from within the organisation last week, Reuters has learned. The position of Garcia himself and his role as the head of the Independent Ethics Commission looking into alleged corruption surrounding the voting procedure for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and the 2011 FIFA presidential election, came under threat from a number of senior FIFA power-brokers.FIFA 14 PS3 Coins

Members of FIFA's executive committee have told Reuters they would have considered their positions had the investigation into FIFA's affairs by Garcia been halted before he had completed his work. A number of reform-minded members confirmed they stopped the plan before it was even discussed in full session, after being approached in the corridors between sessions of the executive committee meetings at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich on Thursday and Friday.

Reuters understands from sources connected to the story that the plan not only involved removing Garcia from his post as the chief investigator into alleged corruption at FIFA, but also the game worldwide. When approached to comment on the alleged plot to end the investigation, FIFA's British vice president Jim Boyce told Reuters that as far as he was concerned, he would have had to consider his position had any attempt to halt the investigation succeeded.

As someone who has been brought up with honesty and integrity and it was a great honour for me to be asked to be a vice-president if this had been proposed at the exco meeting or I thought for one moment Garcia would be removed in any fashion from carrying out his full investigation, I and o
thers would be aghast and would have had to consider our positions because things at FIFA have been improving greatly. FIFA executive committee member Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan told Reuters: I am very happy that Michael Garcia will continue in his work. FIFA 14 PS4 Coins There were some questions raised about the necessity of having an Independent Ethics Committee but to be honest, I think that idea was stopped.